10 Hardest Football Shots Ever Registered

By James Hunt /

3. David Beckham - 97.9MPH

David Beckham may be best-known for pinpoint crossing, bending free-kicks into the top corner, and being a ridiculously handsome and all-round lovely bloke, but he also had one hell of a shot on him. If this list were a bit longer, Becks would actually appear twice, as a strike against Liverpool registered at 80mph. As it is, he makes do with just one spot, coming against Chelsea back in 1997. There's only one video I can find of it, and it's awful quality, but it's included anyway: